• Prediction of the end? NO!
• End of an Era? YES!
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Like an odometer turning over!
• Parts of Major and Minor Prophets
– (Especially Daniel)
• Matthew 24-25 & Mark 13 (Parallel
Passages)
• 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11
• 2 Peter 3:3-18
• Revelation (The Whole Book)
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Rapture
Tribulation
Millennial Reign
Second Coming
Judgment
Resurrection
*For Amillennialists and Postmillenialists there is no distinct Rapture (Ryrie, 557).
*For Amillennialists and Postmillenialists there is no distinct Rapture (Ryrie, 557).
• Parts of Major and Minor Prophets
– (Especially Daniel)
• Matthew 24-25 & Mark 13 (Parallel
Passages)
• 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11
• 2 Peter 3:3-18
• Revelation (The Whole Book)
• There will be deceptions and scoffers.
– Matt. 24:4-5 Jesus answered: “Watch out that
no one deceives you. For many will come in
my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will
deceive many.
– 2 Peter 3:3-4 First of all, you must
understand that in the last days scoffers will
come, scoffing and following their own evil
desires. They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’
he promised? Ever since our fathers died,
everything goes on as it has since the
beginning of creation.”
• There will be deceptions and scoffers.
– Matt. 24:4-5; 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Jesus will return.
– Matt. 24:30-31 “At that time the sign of the Son of
Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of
the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of
Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power
and great glory. And he will send his angels with
a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect
from the four winds, from one end of the heavens
to the other.”
– Revelation 19!
• There will be deceptions and scoffers.
• Jesus will return.
– Matt. 24:30-31; Revelation 19!
• No one knows the day or time.
– Matt. 24:36 “No one knows about that day or
hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father.”
– 1 Thess. 5:1-2 “Now, brothers, about times and
dates we do not need to write to you, for you
know very well that the day of the Lord will come
like a thief in the night.”
– 2 Peter 3:10a “But the day of the Lord will come
like a thief.”
• Keep Watch
– Matt. 24:42-44 “Therefore keep watch,
because you do not know on what day your
Lord will come. But understand this: If the
owner of the house had known at what time of
night the thief was coming, he would have
kept watch and would not have let his house
be broken into. So you also must be ready,
because the Son of Man will come at an hour
when you do not expect him.”
• Keep Watch (Matt. 24:42-44)
• Stand Firm
– 1 Cor. 15:58 “Therefore, my dear brothers,
stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give
yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord
is not in vain.”
• Keep Watch (Matt. 24:42-44)
• Stand Firm (1 Cor. 15:58)
• Be Prepared
– 1 Thess. 5:6,8 “So then, let us not be like
others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and
self-controlled. … But since we belong to the
day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith
and love as a breastplate, and the hope of
salvation as a helmet.”
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Keep Watch (Matt. 24:42-44)
Stand Firm (1 Cor. 15:58)
Be Prepared (1 Thess. 5:6,8)
Be Holy/Godly
– 2 Pet. 3:11,14,17-18 “11Since everything will be
destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you
to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives… 14So
then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to
this, make every effort to be found spotless,
blameless and at peace with him… 17Therefore, dear
friends, since you already know this, be on your guard
so that you may not be carried away by the error of
lawless men and fall from your secure position. 18But
grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and
27Just
as man is destined to die once,
and after that to face judgment, 28 so
Christ was sacrificed once to take away
the sins of many people; and he will
appear a second time, not to bear sin,
but to bring salvation to those who are
waiting for him.
1. I will put my faith in Jesus for the
salvation of my soul.
2. I believe that the course of my life
now has great implications on the
condition of my eternity.
3. I will "keep watch" of my life, to be
prepared and confident at Christ's
return.
4. I will live each day, making the
most of every opportunity, for
God's glory.